After you’ve finished your roast chicken or turkey, don’t toss the bones! You can create more delicious meals from them. Print Chicken and Dumplings Rating: 51 IngredientsStock Chicken bones Water Salt Pepper Garlic Onions Other favorite seasonings Dumpling 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 tsp salt 3 tsp baking powder 1/4 cup butter, lard or shortening [...]
Every year around this time I see questions popping up on forums all over the internet. How do I cook a chicken or turkey? There are many things we didn’t learn at our mothers knee. But there is no need to be afraid to cook tasty meals for your family. Another problem I see often is [...]
Making your own fresh cranberry sauce taste so good. It also saves a lot of money. In our area one small can is close to 3.00. You can make your own for much less. Print Homestead Series How To Make Cranberry Sauce and Can It Ingredients1 cup water 1 cup sugar 1 bag cranberries (3 [...]
This video show how I make our tomato sauce. I used to blanch and peal the tomatoes, but I found that pureeing them in the food processor worked just as well and was much faster! My basic method is to wash the tomatoes, cut them in half and squeeze out the seeds/water. Then trim off the [...]
We are starting to can our bean crop. This is so easy to do! Simply wash your beans, trim the ends off. Then cut or break into pieces about an inch long. Fill the jars leaving 1 inch head space. Add 1/2 tsp salt per pint, 1 tsp salt per quart. The salt is optional [...]
Print Taco Twist Casserole Rating: 51 Prep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 30 minutes Ingredients1 lb Ground Turkey or beef 1 pkg Taco Seasoning Packs 15 oz Salsa 4 cup Chopped green peppers 3 cups Corkscrew macaroni, cooked (8 oz) 1 cups Shredded cheese ½ cup Sour CreamInstructionsBrown ground beef/turkey and drain. Stir in seasoning mix, [...]
Print Gluten Free Dressing Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 35 minutesTotal Time: 45 minutes Ingredients1 1/2 loafs (about 8 cups) of gluten free French bread cubed and toasted 3 cups chicken broth (if store bought make sure its GF!) 2 TBS poultry seasoning 3 stocks celery diced 1 medium onion 1/2 cup butter 2 tsp [...]
Print Oatmeal Cookies Rating: 51 Prep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 14 minutesTotal Time: 19 minutes Ingredients1 cup butter 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups flour 1 cups oatmeal 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamonInstructionsCream butter and sugar together. Add eggs and vanilla, mix. Add dry [...]
It is cherry season!! My favorite way to buy cherries for canning is prepitted in 5 kg buckets. Its cheaper and saves a lot of time. Recipe originally from http://web1.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod01/01600844.html Print How To Can Cherry Pie Filling Rating: 51 Prep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 30 minutes Yield: 7 Qourts Ingredients 1 Quart Jar 3-1/3 cups [...]
I’m canning the peas we picked from the garden. This is so easy to do! Print How To Can Peas Rating: 51 Prep Time: 40 minutesCook Time: 40 minutesTotal Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes IngredientsPeas water 1/2 tsp salt per pint jar, 1 tsp salt per quart jar InstructionsShell your peas. Fill your jars with [...]
